Congratulations, the Lakers locked in No. 8! James also gave a clear answer to Durant's affection

In the final game of the regular season, the Lakers ushered in a head-to-head match with the Pelicans, both teams urgently need to win this game, the Lakers only need to win to press the Kings and Warriors to occupy the eighth position in the West, otherwise they will fall directly to tenth, and before the start of this game, the Suns beat the Timberwolves, resulting in the Pelicans must win in order to lock the sixth position, otherwise they will fall to the seventh play-off.

James also has a Durant favor

In the end, the Lakers and James once again proved that they are the true gods of the game, beating the Pelicans on the road, locking themselves in eighth place in the West, and also helping the Suns win the sixth place.

After the Suns defeated the Kings in the last game to help the Lakers lock up the eighth place in disguise, Booker publicly cheered for the Lakers, which can be regarded as asking the Lakers to beat the Pelicans in the last game.

Because only when the Lakers beat the Pelicans and the Suns beat the Timberwolves, the Suns can lock up sixth, and in the end, both teams will complete the task.

James made the first miracle in history

In this crucial battle, James also repaid Durant's favor with his actions.

In the whole game, James shot 11 of 20, scored 28 points, 11 rebounds, 17 assists, 5 steals and 1 block with a triple-double, and set a season high of 17 assists in a single game.

With such a performance, James became the fifth player in NBA history to score at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists and 5 steals in a single game.

The previous four were Magic, Kidd, Harden (2) and Paul (2).

After this game, James' career assists increased to 11,009, thus becoming the first player in NBA history to score at least 40,000 points + 11,000 rebounds + 11,000 assists

After accomplishing a series of feats, James was obviously in a good mood, and after the game, he was full of confidence in the upcoming playoffs, and released a series of bold words.

Speaking after the game, James said: "We've had a lot of ups and downs all season, but overall it's been a pretty good season and I'm in better shape now than I was when I went into the playoffs last season!"

James then reposted a poster celebrating the two feats on social media with the caption: "There is no upper limit!"

Brother Thick Eyebrows gave a clear answer to the injury

In this life-and-death battle, Brother Thick Mei also performed well, playing 32 and a half points in the game, shooting 13 of 17, and efficiently getting a big double-double of 30 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

However, with 5 minutes and 22 seconds left in the final quarter, Thick Eyebrows walked to the sideline with a painful expression and squatted hard, and then returned to the locker room for evaluation.

Immediately after the game, Ham was also asked about the problem, and Ham said that the thick eyebrows are not a big problem and are optimistic about the latter's participation in the play-offs.

Dave McMenamin also followed up by pointing out that the initial diagnosis of the problem was that the hip and back spasms caused by Nance Jr. being pushed in the air.

Not long after, Brother Thick Mei himself also gave a clear answer in the interview.

"There's nothing to worry about, there's no doubt I'll play in the play-offs. ”

After locking up the eighth place, the Lakers will face the Pelicans again in the play-in tournament, and the winner will decide the seventh place in the West.

The loser will wait for the winner of the Warriors (10) and Kings (9) to play one more game to battle for the eighth spot in the West.

Faced with such a situation, James bluntly said after the game that he would be ready.

"It's going to be extremely tough, it's going to be physical, and I see these two games as a two-game series, they've already lost one, so I'm going to go back and watch the footage, taste the defeat and be ready for the next one," James said. ”

If the Lakers successfully beat the Pelicans to lock up the seventh spot, they will face the Nuggets in the second place in the West in the first round.

It doesn't seem like a good choice to face the Nuggets in the first round, but in fact, for the Lakers, who are aiming to compete for the championship, it is not necessarily a bad thing to meet the Nuggets early.

The Lakers' goal this season is to win the championship, and the Nuggets are undoubtedly one of the Lakers' biggest opponents in the West.